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2. Spam texts plaguing your phone? Here's how to stop them - AOL

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   Finally, if you get a text from a number you don’t recognize that asks you to click a link, chances are it’s a spam text looking to scam you. In fact, every spam text I’ve gotten has ...

3. 5 New Texting Scams To Watch Out For - AOL

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   Scammers are trying harder than ever to take advantage of unwitting victims via text message scams. According to "The RoboKiller Report: 2022 Mid-Year Phone Scam Insights," more than 147 billion...

4. Mobile phone spam - Wikipedia

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   Another approach to reducing SMS spam that is offered by some carriers involves creating an alias address rather than using the cell phone's number as a text message address. Only messages sent to the alias are delivered; messages sent to the phone's number are discarded. A New York Times article provided detailed information on this in 2008. [27]

5. 4 Easy Ways to Escape AT&T's Expensive Cell Phone Texting Plans

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   Beware, cell phone users! AT&T is getting rid of its text plans with monthly blocks of 200 or 1,500 texts, for $5 and $15 respectively. Instead, the telecom giant will offer customers just two ...

6. Messaging spam - Wikipedia

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   Messaging spam on Telegram. Instant messaging systems, such as Telegram, WhatsApp, Twitter Direct Messaging, Kik, Skype and Snapchat are all targets for spammers. [4] Many IM services are publicly linked to social media platforms, which may include information on the user such as age, sex, location and interests.

7. Phone fraud - Wikipedia

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   Phone fraud, or more generally communications fraud, is the use of telecommunications products or services with the intention of illegally acquiring money from, or failing to pay, a telecommunication company or its customers.